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Recommended Towns & Villages near Longridge

Ribble Bridge at Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction N)

Winner of Britain in Bloom in 2009, and RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards, Chipping is a charming village located above a fast flowing stream at the edge of the Bowland forest. Its character can be seen in its ancient cobbled streets and lovely 17th century properties...

River Hodder

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction E)

This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century...

Sunset over Preston Dock-9 June 2004

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW)

This is the town that was at the centre of the cotton spinning industry for well over a hundred and fifty years. ..

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction S)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

Quiet country lane near Waddington.

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

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Dunsop Fell, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

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Six Arches, near the River Wye, Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NW)

The picturesque village of Scorton lies to the west of the Bowland Forest beneath the shadow of Calder Fell, in an area much famed for its sparkling streams, fells and forest glades inhabited by wildlife...

Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...

Accrington, Lancashire. From the top of the Coppice

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)

Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture...

St Andrews Church

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction NE)

An eye catching place with a pretty village green and a scattering of stone cottages set in an idyllic spot on the banks of the River Hodder...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

Padiham is a thriving Lancashire town lying on the Calder River. It is most famous as the home of Gawthorpe Hall, a noted country estate built early in the 17th-century for the.....

Drybones Weir, Yarrow Valley Country Park

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

St Peter's RC Cathedral from Lancaster Canal

Lancaster (142 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NW)

This is a city which long ago lost it's grim clogs and mill image to give way to a fast growing city with a fine reputation as a centre of commerce and culture where bright, modern University buildings sit comfortably with Lancaster's historic areas...

Station

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SE)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

My front garden

Cleveleys (127 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction W)

Less bustling than its busy neighbour Blackpool, Cleveleys lies on the same 15 mile stretch of beautiful golden sands...

Lytham St Anne's Pier

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction W)

St. Anne's has a fine sandy beach backed by grassy sand dunes and a fascinating pier, first built in 1885 and subsequently rebuilt and remodelled...

Blackpool Tower and Tram, Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)

Blackpool, long famous for its vast illuminated Golden Mile, commenced its rise to fame way back in the Victorian Era when the famous seafront consisted of no more than a single row of houses...

Recommended attractions near Longridge

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction S)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

This high region of grouse moor and high fells crossed with deep narrow valley's was once a hunting ground of Saxon King's. It.....

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

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Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction E)

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Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction E)

Gawthorpe Hall, home of the Shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional Lancastrian market town of.....

Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

Join Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights of the Round Table at the Kingdom of Camelot and explore five magical lands filled.....

Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction E)

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Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....

Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

Ashton Memorial (5 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction NW)

The Ashton Memorial with its green dome, overlooks the City from Williamson Park. It forms a famous Classical landmark and was.....

A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

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Lancaster Cathedral at sunset 2005

Lancaster Cathedral (5 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NW)

This may not be as old as other English cathedral churches, but with its soaring spire reaching to a height of 240 feet and a.....


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